Pancreatic Colloid Carcinoma

**Semantic type:** Neoplastic Process

**Definition:** An infiltrating pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, characterized by the presence of malignant cells floating in pools of mucin. It has a more favorable prognosis than the conventional infiltrating ductal adenocarcinoma. It often arises in association with intraductal pancreatic mucinous neoplasms and in some cases it may result in the development of pseudomyxoma peritonei.

**Synonyms:** - Colloid Carcinoma of the Pancreas - Colloid carcinoma (Mucinous noncystic carcinoma) - Mucinous Noncystic Carcinoma - Pancreatic Mucinous Noncystic Carcinoma